The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 341-349 , April 2010

Biomechanical comparison of single- and two-level cervical arthroplasty versus arthrodesis: effect on adjacent-level spinal kinematics

  • Bryan W. Cunningham, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Orthopaedic Spinal Research Laboratory and Scoliosis and Spine Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, 7601 Osler Dr, Jordan Center, Suite 167, Towson, MD 21204, USA. Tel.: (410) 337-1274; fax: (410) 427-2140.
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  • Nianbin Hu, MD
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  • Candace M. Zorn, BS
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  • Paul C. McAfee, MD

Received 19 August 2009 ,Revised 10 December 2009 ,Accepted 13 January 2010.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: BWC (stock ownership, including options and warrants, Cervitech, Inc.; consulting, Kuros Biosurgery AG; speaking and/or teaching arrangements, DePuy Spine, Inc.; research support: investigator salary, Abbott Spine, DePuy Spine, Stryker Biotech, Kuros Biosurgery AG, Cerapedics, Inc., Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., NuVasive, Inc., Flexuspine, Inc., Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., Globus Medical; research support: staff and/or materials, Abbott Spine, Flexuspine, Inc., NuVasive, Inc., Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., Globus Medical, Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., Cerapedics, Inc., Kuros Biosurgery AG, Stryker Biotech, DePuy Spine, Inc.; grants, Pioneer Surgical); PCM (royalties, Globus Medical; stock ownership, including options and warrants, Breakaway Imaging-Medtronic; private investments, including venture capital, start-ups, Globus Medical, Cervitech, Inc.; consulting, Abbott Pharmaceutical; speaking and/or teaching arrangements, Pioneer Surgical; trips/travel, DePuy Spine, Inc.; board of directors, Disc Motion Technology; scientific advisory board, SpineMedica; other office, Bonovo; endowments, Impliant; fellowship support, Globus Medical).

PII: S1529-9430(10)00042-2

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.006

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 341-349 , April 2010

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